Senior Director of Medical Affairs

Senior Director of Medical Affairs & Regulatory Affairs

**Category**:Clinical Development

**Location**:Bogota, Cundinamarca, CO

**The Position**
- As Senior Director of Medical Affairs and Regulatory Affairs at Novo Nordisk, you will provide strategic leadership and ensure the alignment of medical and regulatory strategies with the organization’s goals. This position is based in Bogotá, Colombia and reports directly to Affiliate's GM.
- This role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, regulatory compliance, and external engagement to support product development, approval, and lifecycle management. Your key responsibilities will be:

- Lead and mentor medical and regulatory teams to foster innovation and high performance.
- Develop and implement medical education programs, scientific engagement, and publication strategies.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements across product development and post-marketing activities.
- Collaborate with clinical, commercial, and quality teams to align strategies with business objectives.
- Build and maintain relationships with regulatory agencies, key opinion leaders, and medical societies.

**Qualifications**
- You have a Medical Degree; MD or PhD in life sciences is preferred.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in medical affairs and regulatory affairs within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
- We expect Fluent level of English
- In-depth understanding of medical affairs and regulatory requirements, including experience with global regulatory submissions and interactions.
- Proven track record of successful leadership, strategic thinking, and the ability to drive cross-functional collaboration.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence internal and external stakeholders effectively.

**About the Department**
- You will be part of Novo Nordisk Colombia affiliate, where we are having a fast growth and business transformation moment. Here we share a passion for changing patient’s live and our team is dedicated to ensuring the highest standards of quality, safety, and performance in all our processes. We foster a collaborative and dynamic atmosphere, where every team member's contribution is valued and essential to our success.

**Working at Novo Nordisk**
- At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive change. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and It’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 69,000 employees to change the lives for the better for millions of patients living with diabetes and other chronic diseases. Together, we go further.

**Contact**

**Deadline**
- We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
- At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in.
- Together, we’re life changing.